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[Firebird-website] FDD Report

[Carlos H. C. (TeamFB) <li...@wa...>]

Please,

I would like to ask for the responsible of FirebirdSQL site to include
information about the Firebird Developers Day conference in the news
section at the main page.

Suggested text:

The 4th edition of Brazilian's Firebird Developers Day Conference
(FDD) was due in 14/July, in Piracicaba - São Paulo, with the presence
of more than 500 attendees. The full report with pictures can be
viewed at the conference web site: www.FirebirdDevelopersDay.com.br

[]s
Cantu (Membro do TeamFB - FireBase)
http://www.warmboot.com.br
FireBase - http://www.FireBase.com.br

[Firebird-website] Sourceforge project update

[<li...@da...>]

Suggestion: Even when http://sourceforge.net/projects/firebird isn't 
primary website for Firebird, I think it could be nice if it also gets 
updated (project news, particularly).

Regards

-- 
Jorge Andrés Brugger
Informática
DASU - Obra Social del Personal de la Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia
Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
Teléfono (0297) 446-4444 int. 103
Correo electrónico: jbr...@da...
Website: www.dasu.com.ar

[Firebird-website] Firebird Service - Error occurred during "OpenSCManager".

[Brad L. <leg...@ea...>]

I am trying to install Firebird Service on Windows Vista behind the scenes 
using the following command: "instsvc i" and I receive the error message 
listed
below:

Error occurred during "OpenSCManager".
Access is denied.

The Windows Vista User has full administrator rights. I seem to be stumped 
with this problem. Does anyone know what the solution is to this problem? 
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Brad

Re: [Firebird-website] Please, add this link

[Paul V. <pa...@vi...>]

Hi Pedro,

> On this page: http://firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=guide you have
> links with the Fact Sheets and White Papers about Firebird on
> diferent languajes. I translated this to Spanish, months ago, the
> link is: http://www.firebirdnews.org/docs/fb2min_es.html

The op=guide page indeed needs a lot of updating. More than half the
available languages for the 2 Minutes Guide are missing, and that's
not all.

But the main documentation page http://www.firebirdsql.org/?op=doc
links to your translation (in the "Quick Sheets" section).


Greetings,
Paul Vinkenoog

[Firebird-website] Please, add this link

[Pedro H. C. <pe...@hc...>]

Hi,

On this page: http://firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=guide you have links
with the Fact Sheets and White Papers about Firebird on diferent
languajes. I translated this to Spanish, months ago, the link is:
http://www.firebirdnews.org/docs/fb2min_es.html

Thanks,
Pedro Hdez.

Re: [Firebird-website] Please update

[Roman R. <rro...@ac...>]

>>> Done...but I'm not sure the paragraph above makes total sense now.
>> Hmm.... would "JayBird supports the following URL syntax format:
>> jdbc:firebirdsql:[host[/port]:]<database>" sound better?
> 
> Yes;  but I was referring to the preceding paragraph.

Ah, that's ok. The JDBC URLs have nothing to do with those two forms. 
First one is described after words "A typical use...", second one after 
words "For use in standalone application with multiple connections...".

Roman

Re: [Firebird-website] Please update

[Helen B. <he...@fi...>]

At 04:19 PM 13/02/2007, you wrote:
> > Done...but I'm not sure the paragraph above makes total sense now.
>
>Hmm.... would "JayBird supports the following URL syntax format:
>jdbc:firebirdsql:[host[/port]:]<database>" sound better?

Yes;  but I was referring to the preceding paragraph.

Helen

Re: [Firebird-website] Please update

[Roman R. <rro...@ac...>]

> Done...but I'm not sure the paragraph above makes total sense now.

Hmm.... would "JayBird supports the following URL syntax format: 
jdbc:firebirdsql:[host[/port]:]<database>" sound better?

Roman

Re: [Firebird-website] Please update

[Helen B. <he...@fi...>]

At 07:06 AM 13/02/2007, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Page http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=devel&sub=jdbc&id=faq#6
>
>Please remove the following string
>
>    Standard format= jdbc:firebirdsql:[//host[:port]/]<database>
>
>and change the
>
>    FB old format= jdbc:firebirdsql:[host[/port]:]<database>
>
>to
>
>    jdbc:firebirdsql:[host[/port]:]<database>

Done...but I'm not sure the paragraph above makes total sense now.

Helen

[Firebird-website] Please update

[Roman R. <rro...@ac...>]

Hi,

Page http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=devel&sub=jdbc&id=faq#6

Please remove the following string

   Standard format= jdbc:firebirdsql:[//host[:port]/]<database>

and change the

   FB old format= jdbc:firebirdsql:[host[/port]:]<database>

to

   jdbc:firebirdsql:[host[/port]:]<database>


Thanks!
Roman

Re: [Firebird-website] Recent changes to PHP components

[Paul V. <pa...@vi...>]

Hi Helen,

> Altered the sidebox routine so it now takes a third, defaulted
> argument. Any call to sidebox() can now optionally take this third
> argument.
> The argument is used to decide whether to insert a rounded top or
> bottom piece before or after the item, respectively.

Looks much better this way!

> Other global components in the root area have all changed to
> implement the various look-and-feel changes so please, make sure you
> download the server version of anything you are going to alter and
> post an immediate message when you do so.

OK.

> All: Pavel has plans to put the website under SVN when a few other
> high-pressure commitments subside.

Very good idea :-)


One thing about the top menu: you've given the Licenses drop-down a
huge width: 555. As soon as it is displayed, the page widens and a
horizontal scrollbar appears. This can be avoided if you lower the
width value and place the Licenses item to the left of the Foundation
item. It would be even nicer if the rightmost drop-down menu were
to be right-aligned with the top menu (but I've no idea if that's
possible without hacking the xaramenu code).


Greetings,
Paul Vinkenoog

[Firebird-website] Recent changes to PHP components

[Helen B. <he...@fi...>]

Hello Pavel and Paul V particularly,

In recent days I've done the following changes:

1.  Altered and updated ../images/fb_menu.js and replaced all of the 
PNG graphics with new ones. Also fixed a bug in the script that was 
causing the topmenu not to be rendered in Konqueror-based browsers 
and to throw exceptions in Mac Safari browser.

2.  Added two new global variables to ./config.php for use by the 
sidebox routine in mainfile.php

3.  Altered the sidebox routine so it now takes a third, defaulted 
argument.  Any call to sidebox() can now optionally take this third argument.

The argument is used to decide whether to insert a rounded top or 
bottom piece before or after the item, respectively.  So, for the 
very first thing on your sidemenu, you should call sidebox($title, 
$content, 1), while for the last, pass 2 in the last argument.  Other 
items can be just called with the two required arguments, as always, 
sidebox($title,$content).

Note that what you do depends on whether your sidemenu is 
nested.  Don't use the '2' argument on a nested sidemenu, because the 
call has already been applied to the default higher-level menu.

Paul V, the impact on you is the assignment of the value 1 to a 
variable $isempty for the ./engine/doc sidemenu, that will get passed 
when your empty sidemenu is included ahead of the default menu, and 
cause the rounded top to be rendered there.

AFAIK, I've made the necessary adjustments to all of the affected 
sidemenu.php files but please, anyone who spots a sidemenu with a 
flat top or bottom, please post a msg to the list with details.

Other global components in the root area have all changed to 
implement the various look-and-feel changes so please, make sure you 
download the server version of anything you are going to alter and 
post an immediate message when you do so.

All:  Pavel has plans to put the website under SVN when a few other 
high-pressure commitments subside.  I'll leave it to him to explain 
what's needed when that time arrives.

cheers,
Helen

Re: [Firebird-website] Wrong link on FB 2.0.1 RC1 download page

[Helen B. <he...@fi...>]

At 05:50 PM 27/01/2007, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>The Win32 ZipKit's link is wrong.
>http://www.firebirdsql.org/download/prerelease/win32/Firebird-1.5.4.2.0.1.12810-0_win32.zip

Thanks for picking that up, Gabor.

cheers,
Helen

Re: [Firebird-website] Wrong link on FB 2.0.1 RC1 download page

[Paul V. <pa...@vi...>]

Hi Gabor,

> The Win32 ZipKit's link is wrong.
> http://www.firebirdsql.org/download/prerelease/win32/Firebird-1.5.4.2.0.1.12810-0_win32.zip

It's OK now, I guess Helen fixed it. If there are still incorrect
links somewhere, just go to
http://www.firebirdsql.org/download/prerelease/win32/ for the files
(and report the broken link)


Greetings,
Paul Vinkenoog

[Firebird-website] Wrong link on FB 2.0.1 RC1 download page

[Gabor B. <gab...@ya...>]

Hi,

The Win32 ZipKit's link is wrong.
http://www.firebirdsql.org/download/prerelease/win32/Firebird-1.5.4.2.0.1.12810-0_win32.zip

Gabor

Re: [Firebird-website] SourceForge logo on our pages

[Paul V. <pa...@vi...>]

Hi Helen,

>> Should we keep the SF logo at the bottom of our web pages? I got a
>> privacy warning from Firefox that sourceforge.net was trying to
>> place a cookie (we load this image from the SF site).

> The (original) reason for having it there was that it is attached to
> a hit counter for SF statistics purposes.  (In those days we cared
> about high percentile placing!)

It's also a requirement to have a SourceForge banner as long as the
site is hosted with them, and have it point at their home page, not
your project page. But of course we're not bound by that anymore since
we've left.


Greetings,
Paul Vinkenoog

Re: [Firebird-website] Marginless sideboxes

[Paul V. <pa...@vi...>]

Helen Borrie wrote:

>> The dark green sideboxes on our pages are implemented - in the
>> sidebox() function in mainfile.php - with nested tables without
>> any cellspacing or cellpadding.

>> Can we change this to e.g. 2 pixels spacing and/or padding?

> Changed it to 3.  2 pels seems too small.

Yes, even 3 is minimal. Anyway, it's 200% better now!


Greetings,
Paul Vinkenoog

Re: [Firebird-website] Marginless sideboxes

[Helen B. <he...@fi...>]

At 04:12 AM 23/12/2006, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>The dark green sideboxes on our pages are implemented - in the
>sidebox() function in mainfile.php - with nested tables without any
>cellspacing or cellpadding. As a result, the text touches the side of
>the box. I think this is very ugly. On the main page, someone has
>solved this by inserting invisible images before each line of text,
>but most of the others have no margins.
>
>Can we change this to e.g. 2 pixels spacing and/or padding?

Changed it to 3.  2 pels seems too small.

>Preferably
>for the entire box, but even if we only applied this to the content
>subtables (other subtables are for the titles and the black lines) I
>think it would be an improvement.

Won't work for the entire box....have applied it to the two embedded 
tables that produce the $title and $content respectively.  If applied 
to the table that produces the black line, it makes the black line too deep...

Helen

Re: [Firebird-website] SourceForge logo on our pages

[Helen B. <he...@fi...>]

At 03:53 AM 23/12/2006, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Should we keep the SF logo at the bottom of our web pages? I got a
>privacy warning from Firefox that sourceforge.net was trying to place
>a cookie (we load this image from the SF site).

The (original) reason for having it there was that it is attached to 
a hit counter for SF statistics purposes.  (In those days we cared 
about high percentile placing!)

>I don't suspect SourceForge of having any evil plans here, but why keep
>the image anyway? (Except for intentional links to sourceforge.net, in
>which case we should probably copy it, if permitted.)

These days I have no idea whether that old hitcounter routine is 
still operational and affecting our stats positively.  SF has changed 
a lot in 6 years and its statistics are less reliable than ever.  My 
attitude to it has been "leave it there, it does no harm and it might 
do some good".  But SF is also a heck of a lot more commercial 
nowadays.  If it's writing cookies it's probably not for altruistic 
purposes....

Pavel, your call...

Helen

[Firebird-website] Marginless sideboxes

[Paul V. <pa...@vi...>]

Hi all,

The dark green sideboxes on our pages are implemented - in the
sidebox() function in mainfile.php - with nested tables without any
cellspacing or cellpadding. As a result, the text touches the side of
the box. I think this is very ugly. On the main page, someone has
solved this by inserting invisible images before each line of text,
but most of the others have no margins.

Can we change this to e.g. 2 pixels spacing and/or padding? Preferably
for the entire box, but even if we only applied this to the content
subtables (other subtables are for the titles and the black lines) I
think it would be an improvement.


Greetings,
Paul Vinkenoog

[Firebird-website] SourceForge logo on our pages

[Paul V. <pa...@vi...>]

Hi all,

Should we keep the SF logo at the bottom of our web pages? I got a
privacy warning from Firefox that sourceforge.net was trying to place
a cookie (we load this image from the SF site).

I don't suspect SourceForge of having any evil plans here, but why keep
the image anyway? (Except for intentional links to sourceforge.net, in
which case we should probably copy it, if permitted.)


Greetings,
Paul Vinkenoog

Re: [Firebird-website] Bugfix release of Jaybird

[Roman R. <rro...@ac...>]

> I did a brief news item as this is too large for main page news.  The 
> whole item is on your main devel page.

Thanks!

Roman

Re: [Firebird-website] Bugfix release of Jaybird

[Helen B. <he...@fi...>]

At 11:00 AM 21/12/2006, Roman wrote:
>Please add this to the news:

I did a brief news item as this is too large for main page news.  The 
whole item is on your main devel page.

Helen

[Firebird-website] Bugfix release of Jaybird

[Roman R. <rro...@ac...>]

Please add this to the news:

The Jaybird team has released a bugfix version of their JDBC driver. The 
Jaybird 2.1.1 release includes fixes for the following issues:

- JDBC-92. DatabaseMetaData becomes unusable when the statement that serves
the result set is closed.

- JDBC-87. Backported feature of upcoming Jaybird 2.2 release that allows
specifying the octetsAsBytes connection property and receive byte[] when
using the ResultSet.getObject() method

- JDBC-85. Fixed returning of the error messages.

- Bug reported in Firebird-Java group. ClassCastException when obtaining
byte[] from BLOB fields in cached result set.

The next release, Jaybird 2.2 will contain improved support for XA 
connections as well as few other long-awaited features as well as support 
for 64-bit platforms. First versions are expected in Q1/2007.

Thanks!
Roman 

Re: [Firebird-website] Mac OsX FB15 files

[Helen B. <he...@fi...>]

At 08:38 PM 16/12/2006, you wrote:
>hello
>
>seems that the MacOsX download are not up to date on the web page :
>http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=files&id=engine_153
>
>we have a FB1.5.3 release
>(http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=9028&package_id=29796&release_id=433167)

Thanks!  Page updated. -- Helen